Cargo

Space Launch System (Artemis IV)

SLS · National launch · NASA

SLS launches Orion with four crew for Artemis IV, the first planned crewed south-polar landing (NASA mission page, early 2028).

Centaur V is the sole-source upper stage path for IV and V.

Flight

Artemis IVNET early 2028 · planned · Human Landing System · NASA

Builders

MakerBoeingSLS core stage industrial prime (Artemis exploration stack)

MakerUnited Launch AllianceLaunch enable rail, Vulcan / Atlas class lunar missions

MakerNorthrop GrummanSLS solid rocket boosters · Artemis exploration launch stack

MakerTeledyne Brown EngineeringSLS industrial (NASA Artemis partners)

MakerHi-Temp Insulation, Inc.Thermal insulation product path on ESD SLS supplier network

MakerVACCO IndustriesSpace thruster valves, latch valves, and micro propulsion feed systems

MakerBeranek, LLC Precision MachiningSmall-business precision machining for SLS components

MakerAMRO Karman Space and DefenseMachining and welding of Orion / SLS hardware components

MakerPrecision Tube BendingCustom tubing for SLS core stage systems and RS-25 engines

MakerAerofit, LLCSLS valve and fitting manufacturing shop (NASA ESD supplier map)

MakerMetalex ManufacturingPrecision machining of SLS titanium manifolds and related hardware

MakerKirkhill, Inc.Erosion-resistant rubber insulation for SLS / LAS class hardware

MakerAcuFast Aircraft ProductsHigh-strength precision fasteners for SLS solid rocket booster nozzles

MakerAerojet RocketdyneRS-25 engines · SLS core stage · Artemis exploration launch

MakerL3Harris (ARDÉ)ARDÉ pressure-vessel product line

LanderNASAHuman Landing System host

Jobs

SLS core stage (Boeing)

Boeing is the industrial prime for the Space Launch System core stage. · Boeing

SLS solid rocket boosters (Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman builds the five-segment solid rocket boosters for SLS Block 1. · Northrop Grumman

SLS Centaur V upper stage (ULA)

ULA Centaur V is NASA's sole-source next upper stage for SLS on Artemis IV and Artemis V, replacing the canceled Exploration Upper Stage path. · United Launch Alliance

SLS ICPS upper stage (ULA)

ULA ICPS for SLS Block 1. · United Launch Alliance

Related cargo

Unnamed HLS for Artemis IV

Artemis IV

Orion Crew Survival System

Artemis IV

Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit

Artemis IV

Orion Crew Module

Artemis IV

European Service Module

Artemis IV

Sources

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